Jeff Immelt is stepping down as CEO of General Electric, effective Aug. 1, after 16 years at the helm. His successor will be John Flannery. Immelt was the successor to the legendary Jack Welch in 2001.

Conor will throw plenty of punches. Whether any of them will land is another matter.

As fun as it would be if he won, I'm guessing he gets his ass kicked. They are two different sports, with different skill sets, and diving in headfirst against an undefeated former champ is a dumb, ego-driven move. It probably won't be all that entertaining either, but yeah, plenty of people will light a hundred bucks on fire to watch it.

Conor will throw plenty of punches. Whether any of them will land is another matter.

As fun as it would be if he won, I'm guessing he gets his ass kicked. They are two different sports, with different skill sets, and diving in headfirst against an undefeated former champ is a dumb, ego-driven move. It probably won't be all that entertaining either, but yeah, plenty of people will light a hundred bucks on fire to watch it.

At least with a midnight starting time here on the East Coast, it should be over no later than 12:06 AM .

Director Ava DuVernay, (Selma*, 13th) has become the first woman of color to direct a live-action film with a production budget over $100 million, Disney’s upcoming “A Wrinkle in Time” (based on the book my Madeleine L'Engle, starring Oprah Winfrey and due out in 2017)

*Selma was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, though DuVernay did not receive a nod for Best Director (other directors of recent films similarly passed over: Denzel Washington, Fences; Ben Affleck, Argo)